Mushroom Foraging

Explore the beautiful Devon and Dorset countryside on our Mushroom Foraging course, before returning to HQ to cook your fares and feast at the River Cottage Cookery School.

A taste of true River Cottage tradition, our Mushroom Foraging course is a chance to get back to nature and explore the woodlands and fields around Park Farm during the peak fungi season, late autumn.

Led by foraging expert John Wright, you’ll hunt for a wide range of fungi and learn how to identify mushrooms safely, gather them responsibly and cook them for the most delicious results. You’ll end the day with (what else?) a mushroom feast back at River Cottage.

We always forage responsibly and advise our guests to do the same and only pick what they need. On our forays we take just two baskets between the whole group – one for edible and one for interesting finds. We never pick anything that is rare and we never pick the same species twice.

Your day

09:30
-
17:00

Arrive at River Cottage

You’ll be met at the top of the hill and transported to River Cottage HQ by tractor and trailer.

Make yourself at home

You will meet your host, John Wright, and start the day with tea, coffee and snacks before heading off to the foraging site.

A morning forage

The day begins with foraging in the beautiful west Dorset/east Devon countryside. John will teach you how to safely identify, pick and prepare different fungi. We can’t guarantee what you will find on the forage, but there will always be plenty to talk about.

Lunch

Food is always the focus at River Cottage, and you’ll have a delicious picnic lunch on location before returning to Park Farm.

Demo

Once back at River Cottage HQ, you’ll join our resident chefs in the beautifully restored barn for a mushroom cookery demonstration. After a talk from John about the varieties gathered in the morning, you’ll finish the day with a forager’s supper.

Supper

You’ll sit down to a local and seasonal feast prepared by the River Cottage chefs, which might just feature some of your foraged mushrooms.

Please note: This is a guide to the activities
that will make up your course at River Cottage. This
is by no means set in stone and will depend on
seasonal availability.

On occasion cookery schools will use equipment
that includes induction hobs. It is recommended
that people with pace makers should not work on
these units. If you are concerned or would like
to check whether or not induction hobs will be
used on the course you are interested in, please
call us on 01297 630302.

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Oct
08
£195.00

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Oct
22
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Oct
28
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Oct
29
CALL£195.00

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Further information...

This course is run from River Cottage HQ on the Dorset/Devon
borders. Full address details of HQ will be provided once
you have booked.

We are a licensed venue. We have a wide selection of the
finest organic wines available to purchase.

We would advise that this course is only really
suitable for 12 years of age and upwards. Under 16s
must be accompanied by an adult.
We put these guidelines in place for the
safety, comfort and enjoyment of all our guests.

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